Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-19

was keeping stride with progress with
out.
Thus, before the southerner knew II,
ibc temper Of the time. had changed,
slavery was become q horror. and he
himself was left behind and was in the
opposition.
From this onward The South moved
one way. the rest OF the world another.
Changes came, but they odd not Affect
the South. 1t remained rs before or
changed in less ratio; progress was
made, hut the South advanced more
slowly: The rest Of the world fell into
the universal movement. The South,
cloggcd by slavery, stood still.
it held by it, old tencts when they
were 10 longer tenable by It's ancient
customs when they were no longer de-
feasible: il shut It's eyes tothc change
and blindly declared that there was
none. and that It WAS but the cry OF
RaGica,, and fools.
All interest from the outside was IN
temporarily repealed as oliicious ana
jnimical. and ali Intervention was IN
stuntIy met with hostility and indlGna-
ten.
It ayowcd itself the home Of libe-
rality when it was in fact necessarily
iuto.elant Of enlightenment; OF pro
eicss. when it had been 50 FIR dis
tanccd that it knew not that the world
had passed BY. TO what was it attriDC-
table? To African slavery.
With this also is the south tluntcd
For this also She suffered for talN, at
last, she was forcedto fight, and poured
ont her blood like water.
Was she to blame? History that de-
clarcd that she was, has apprehended
her. placed her in the dock; has ar
raieucd and tried her; has convicted
her. and has passed upon her It's sen
fence of degradation and shame that
the South was guilty Of slavery and
treason. Let rs see. Be You my final
court this evening 10 whom | make APP
zeal. traverse both charges. Slavery
had forced the South into 4 position
where she must fight or surrender her
rights.
The fight on the part of the North
was fer night 20 adapt the Constitution
to its new doctrine, and yet to maintain
the Union; On the part Of the South II
was for the preservation OF guaranteed
constitutional rights.
1t has been supposed, it has certainly
been charged in history, that the south
ern States were responsible top African
slavery. Through the force of clrcum-
stances and under can lncXomble pc.
litical rccessitv. the South found itself
compcllcd to assume finally the defence
Of the system but it was Lot response
Bile either for its origin or It's contln-
uance and the very men who fought
to prevent external interference with 1t
had spent their lives endcayonng To-
solve the problem Of It's proper aboll-
ton.
THE SLAVE TRADE.
The African slave trade, dating from
about the year l1i2 although 1t did
not flourish for a century or moreb
when it was begun by Anthony Con
zalc.. Portuguese, WI, continued
until the present century was well IN
stalled.
II was chartered and encouraged by
Ouocn Elizabeth and her royal snc-
ct-sors, against the protest of the
southern colonies, down 10 the time OF
the American Revolution and tine first
nation on the civilized globe t. protest
against it as moustrous was the south
en- colony, Virginia twcnty-thr-e
times her people protested to the
Crown IN public act, OF her Assembly.
One of the most -eatlHng cnarg s.
brought by the writer OF the Declare
tionof independence against the Crown
was that in which he arraiSns the King
Of England for having "waSci cruel
war against human nature itself, uo-
latine its most sacred right, OF life aud
liberty in the persons OF distant people
whoucveroficndcd HIM, captivating and
carving them into slavery I'm another
hemisphere. or mourning miserable
death in their transportation tmther.
This plmtical warfare, the oppro-
brium of inHdel powers, is the warfare
of the Christian King of Great Britain.
"Dctcrminsd to keep open amarket
where men should bee bought and sold,
he has prostltuted his negative for sup
pressing any legislative attempt pro
hihit anlrcstraIn cAocrdblc commerce.
&c.
This clause. mark was the pro luct
of Thomas Jefferson. soutueruer, and
although 1t was stricken ont in compl-
ancc with the wishes OF two OF the south
crn colonies. vet substantially the same
charge was made i'm the Constitution of
Virginia. where. in its preamble. Is set
forth Observation-Disclosures
tyranny If the King OF Great Britain
tlat hc had prompted to rise in rebel
ion those very negroes whom, byau in
human Use of his royal negative. he
had refused us permission to exclude
by .aw.
Ii tine South had at any preyiou,
time inclined to profit 10y the slave
trade. it was only in common with the
rest of CLust,nlom. when tlc most
Z,aiouS and religious were participant,
.u IT when the Duke of YORK, the fU-
urc sovereign. himself Was the head of
tLccompauy chartered under On. great
seal Of England. and when the Queen
mother, the Quecu-consort. and Prince
Rupert. the Elll OF Shattcobury, aud
the leading men of the times Wy. IN
cciTorator,
Lycn the cody john Newton. It is
-s.d. was interested in tine tra,ir. in
ID. South. however, long belor, Jeliar-
son framed his iamou, arraigment 90
tie King of Great Britain. protest on
protest had been made against the la
iouitY. and all the ingenuity OF Those
mon who produced the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution of
tLc United States had been exercised
20 bring it to an end.
The Hous, OF Burges,es often at
tempted to lay duty OF from go To
c2O q head ON the negro slaves, aud
against the veto OF the Grown they
continued to levy duties until the OPP
pre- ssion by the Crown eliminated, and
The Gentlemen of the House of Bur
gcsscs and the body of Merchant, as
somblcd in the old capital of Virginia
ON the ID June, 1910, Resolved among
other things, That We will not import